Career in Mass Media and communication

1. Client Servicing: A post graduate diploma or an MB (Preferably) in marketing if you are good enough, you can even get through with a graduates degree.
2. Films: Some kind of course in audio visuals.
3. Studio: Course in commercial art.
4. Production: Course in printing
5. Media: M.B.A., or B.Sc.in Statistics.
6. Finance:C.A., I.C.W.A.,M.B.A.(Finance)
Pay& Perks
Although pay and perks may vary from person to person and organization to organization and to a large extent depend upon the qualifications, experience, output of the individual as also on the status of the organization yet the average pay range offered by a middle to high rank agency in respect of the prominent jobs is indicated here to give you an idea about the remuneration one can expect. An art director may get between Rs.10000-20000 and may also be provided with residential accommodation and certain other perks. Similarly, a creative director in a good ad agency is paid over Rs. 25000 with accommodation and conveyance. An associate creative director gets over Rs. 10, 000, besides accommodation and conveyance facilities. A general manager usually starts from anything above Rs.35,000 and the amount can to up to Rs.70,000 or above and is also provided accommodation and car facilities. On an average, an account executive and a media manager are paid something between Rs. 7000 to 10,000.An account supervisor and a print production manager are given salary up to Rs. 15000 and car facility is given to the former. Salary of a copy chief or an account director ranges between Rs. 20000 to 35000 along with facilities of perks, accommodation and conveyance/car. While a senior copywriter gets around Rs. 15,000 or above and perks a junior copywriter is paid up to Rs. 5000 or so, in addition to perks. A finishing artist is paid up to Rs.4000.